Binghamton Finalizes Its Incoming Lacrosse Recruiting Class

Jesse Parker - 5-10/170 - A - Dix Hills, NY - Half Hollow Hills EastPlayed varsity all four seasons of high school. Two-time All-Suffolk County performer. Team captain and MVP during senior campaign. Registered a career-best 60 goals in 2012. Had 172 career points (120 goals, 52 assists) at Half Hollow Hills East. Played in the Rising Senior Long Island Showcase last summer. In addition, he was inducted into the National Honor Society and picked as a NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete.

Luke Pearson - 6-0/190 - M - Hastings-On-Hudson, NY - HastingsThree-time All-League performer and an honorable mention All-Section I selection. Tallied 155 career points at Hastings (78 goals and 77 assists). Helped carry school to a perfect 8-0 league standing and a record of 14-2 overall in 2013. Eclipsed the 50-point mark during his 2011 season.

John Vakiener - 6-1/180 - M - Penfield, NY - FairportA US Lacrosse All-American (2013). Selected on the first team of the All-Greater Rochester area squad. Compiled 44 goals and 40 assists over a three year career at Fairport HS. Played with current BU sophomores Brian Martin and Chris Bechle. Team went 47-7 over three years with the program.

Garrett Waldron - 5-11/200 - D - Syracuse, NY - West GeneseeThree-year letterwinner at West Genesee HS in Syracuse. As a captain in 2013, he led his school to a runner-up finish in the NYS Class A State Championship tournament. Off the field, Waldron was a high honor roll student. His older brother, Ben, was a two-time All-Conference player here at Binghamton from 2008-12.

Binghamton narrowly missed the America East tournament in 2013, finishing up their season with a record of 5-9 (1-4 AE). The Bearcats will return all but two starters from a year ago, including five of their top six scorers and a pair of second-team all-conference performers (Michael Antinozzi and Chris Bechle).